netdev - Re: [patch net-next-2.6 v2] net: vlan: make non-hw-accel rx path similar to hw-accel

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Date:	Sun, 22 May 2011 15:16:31 +0200
From:	Jiri Pirko <jpirko@...hat.com>
To:	Changli Gao <xiaosuo@...il.com>
Cc:	Nicolas de Pesloüan 
	<nicolas.2p.debian@...il.com>, Jesse Gross <jesse@...ira.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	shemminger@...ux-foundation.org, kaber@...sh.net, fubar@...ibm.com,
	eric.dumazet@...il.com, andy@...yhouse.net, ebiederm@...ssion.com
Subject: Re: [patch net-next-2.6 v2] net: vlan: make non-hw-accel rx path
 similar to hw-accel

<snip>

>
>I know the current software emulation doesn't strip the vlan headers,
>but I want to know in what way you fix the current misuse of
>vlan_check_reorder_header(). If you emulation what the HW does
>exactly, I am afraid more work are needed. IMHO, this way is more
>dangerous than just a revert for this bugfix cycle.

Looking at this. Will follow-up soon.

>
>-- 
>Regards,
>Changli Gao(xiaosuo@...il.com)
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